the rights of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in after brexit and the brexit bill and the irish agreement, but no details of a future eu—uk trade deal because those talks haven‘t even started yet. the document‘s paragraphs on northern ireland are particularly controversial. the eu‘s chief brexit negotiator came out today to defend them. we have applied imagination and creativity to find a specific solution to the unique challenge that brexit poses for the protection of the good friday agreement. mr barnier said three options had been agreed with the uk to avoid the reintroduction of a hard border between the northern ireland and the irish republic, but he said the uk hadn‘t yet come forward with details so his back stop solution involves northern ireland remaining in a customs agreement with the eu and in parts of the single market. you must also be aware of the potentially explosive effect in the uk of this northern ireland protocol. is this perhaps intentional on your part? translation: i'm not trying to provoke or create shockwaves. i want these negotiations to be a success.

the uk government and uk people have made that decision.them to see how it can be achieved. we believe the ideal situation is a new overall customs arrangement. if that can't be achieved under the british government not provide the detail that others have talked about but have not spelt out in any tangible way in the backstop that was agreed by the british government in december which has legal manifestation tomorrow, in today's publication, that will kick in and we don't want it to come to that. do you trust that it is in hand and it will happen? i hope so, we are in a very serious and delicate part of the negotiations. ireland is a paid—up member of the new eu negotiating side, this is not a bilateral deal, this is the uk and eu resolving this issue. the situation on the island of ireland was a top issue. we reach the agreement and this is the legal manifestation of that agreement. hopefully we can achieve an overall customs and trading agreement. thank you for and is here. the draft agreement hasjust been you for and is here. the draft a

a lot of them are in the uk because of the leading uk financial services have.oyota and nissan, they are set up notjust at toyota and nissan, they are set up not just to at toyota and nissan, they are set up notjust to boost the uk's manufacturing base to have untrammelled access to what is on the doorstep. questions about what would happen to jobs the doorstep. questions about what would happen tojobs in the doorstep. questions about what would happen to jobs in the absence of those. staying in a customs union excludes the financial sector, so important to the uk? this is the point we were making with our proposals last week which was to effectively say the questions of our customs union is only one piece of a much bigger puzzle. you need a wider free trade agreement enveloping the entire arrangement. it does not solve the northern irish border or with respect to what our relationship with the single market is right. you heard some references to that injeremy corbyn‘s speech. it is one piece of a bigger puzzle. we need clarity from the uk government and the lab

i do trust a trial in the uk.lim just because people are forced to plead guilty to avoid huge charges, huge sentences that they might face if they take a trial. in the uk, we don't strong—arm people into facilitating their own prosecutions. this case has been a strain on the entire love family, especially lauri's father, who is a prison chaplain. there is a consensus of agreement about the things that really matter, about decency, about justice, about fairness. i've always believed to be born in these islands is to win the lottery of life and that what makes britain great makes it great britain, is not our power or our might, but the fact that it is a great place to live. the united states now has two weeks to lodge a request for an appeal hearing at the uk supreme court. the crown prosecution service will also decide whether to bring charges. but, despite the remaining uncertainty, this was a day to celebrate for lauri love. he now wants to focus on his electrical engineering degree and is planning to pursue a ca

it has never been done before in the uk. i can't believe it. somebody can traina uk.is still in training, so there is more time. what you think of him? he is a good lad, aren't you, mate? digby. digby? hello, digby! you will see him around ina hello, digby! you will see him around in a couple of years, because iam from around in a couple of years, because i am from blackburn and i will hopefully receive him. are you blind? yeah. ocon is he going to be yours? that's brilliant. but not everybody was as positive. horses are supposed to be in the wild, not ina are supposed to be in the wild, not in a town centre place was i wouldn't bring my horse in this environment. if you understand what he is here for, i am blind. but guide dogs, not guide horses. but i am scared of dogs. it was time to say goodbye to katie and digby for now. it has all gone really well, i have been really impressed. he has taken of thing in his stride. he has, all systems go, and i think we will look forward in the next couple of weeks to seeing you again. now the weather forecast. there is some snow

financial arrangements and the uk.land, which is a very important point. tomorrow as i said the political commitments that we entered into the uk in december will be transposed into a legal text. this is something that we're going to do on one point in tales our responsibility in the european union because it is our responsibility to maintain the single market and its integrity while at the same time ensuring that we maintain all of the dimensions of the good friday agreement as well, we're going to do this by rendering operation backstop, which has been clearly set out in what we call paragraph 49 of the joint report, option three, which i repeat will be oui’ option three, which i repeat will be our responsibility. in saying this, and this‘ll be something become coming to you tomorrow, we are clearly ready to get down to work straightaway on the other options in paragraph a9, options one and two. options for which the uk has committed itself to submitting concrete proposals and soon as we received these, we will work

slashjobs in the uk, 4000 jobs.st two points, operating profits for the group centrica, as you mentioned, operating in both north america and ireland as well as in the uk, that is down 17% but profits for british gas are up 3%. 0n the loss of customers they have lost 1.4 million customer accounts here in the uk which is 10% of its customer base here but actually they make the point that many customer accounts actually have two accounts within them, we often get our electricity and gas from british gas, so in reality it is just the loss of 750,000 customers in the uk and again the boss said that 70% of those accounts were loss—making which is why it hasn't really accounted —— affected the british gas margins particularly. so possibly a more complex picture but thejob so possibly a more complex picture but the job losses sound painful, especially for individuals. yes, 4000 jobs going here in the uk isa yes, 4000 jobs going here in the uk is a huge number and that is mostly in the uk energy supply business. the bost sp

the next, but no uk leader.r cabinet thrashed out that approach to future ties, the eu leaders are still waiting to hear what the uk wants. but with this warning... it is not possible to be aligned to the european union when it suits and not when it doesn't, thatis it suits and not when it doesn't, that is not possible. so i think the united kingdom really needs to square that circle and it doesn't appear to me that circle has yet been squared but hopefully when the prime minister speaks next - the prime minister speaks next week the united kingdom will be more clear! what it wants in terms of the about what it wants in terms of the new relationship, and will back that with real detail. at today's up with real detail. at today's meeting the eu's 27 leaders are starting to tackle some of the tricky issues the uk's exit from the union creates. the most contentious, the hole left in the eu budget. at least 10 billion new rosy year, roughly 10% of current spending. so the dilemma, will some countries pay more 01’ th

brussels. customs union and like the rest of the uk if no deal can be reached. the uk if no deal cansa may said the idea could not be agreed to. be agreed to. her report does contain flash photography. of the uk's exit treaty. are still ongoing? what it still wants to be agreed. but not finalised, before christmas. in the eu after brexit. also, the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill. and to the irish border. haven't even started yet. are particularly controversial. the eu's chief brexit negotiator came out today to defend them. of the good friday agreement. forward with details. in a customs agreement with the eu and in parts of the single market. effect in the uk of this northern ireland protocol. is this perhaps intentional, on your part? translation: i'm not trying to provoke or create shock waves. i want these negotiations to be a success. the consequences of this action. but the prime minister was having none of it. the irish sea, and no uk prime minister could ever agree to it. on northern ireland's democratic unionist party. politically, for northern ireland to cu

the uk's exit treaty.agreement already when brexit negotiations are still ongoing? well, this i20—page document is the european commission's understanding of what has been agreed to date with the uk and of what it still wants to be agreed. so in here, we see that divorce issues which were discussed, but not finalised, before christmas. the rights of eu citizens within the uk and uk citizens in the eu after brexit. also, the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill. and to the irish border. also in here, the transition agreement, but no details of a future eu—uk trade deal, because those talks haven't even started yet. the document's paragraphs on northern ireland are particularly controversial. the eu's chief brexit negotiator came out today to defend them. we have applied imagination and creativity, to find a specific solution to the unique challenge that brexit poses for the protection of the good friday agreement. mr barnier said three options had been agreed with the uk to avoid the reintroducti

, but the uk's third favourite option, but the uk's third favourite option, but the uk was still discussedions in parallel for that. i am sorry that it is so compensated, that is why that at the beginning that we would have two weight to see what actually happens. adam fleming, infull weight to see what actually happens. adam fleming, in full expeller tube modes talking to my colleagues, and clearly there are further meetings this afternoon, so more on bbc news this afternoon, so more on bbc news this afternoon, so more on bbc news this afternoon about that. the daughter of murdered islamic state hostage david haines, expresses her relief at the capture of two british islamic state fighters in syria who are thought to have been part of the cell which tortured him. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier says a proposed transition period after britain leaves the single market and customs union "is not a given" and checks at the irish border were "unavoidable". the charity 0xfam has condemned staff over reports they regularly used prostitutes when stationed in haiti on a mission to h

it is not the rest of the uk problem. yours in the uk know that they can get about.s is a london problem! thank you, ian, thank you for your views. hello. winter refuses to relinquish its grip across the uk, but notjust the uk, across the whole of europe at the moment. with that high pressure still entrenched across scandinavia and the siberian air spilling right across europe, having such a dramatic impact. yes, we have got snow around at the moment and yes we still have weather warnings in force. those affected areas will be the far north—east of england and stretching down across the essex, kent and sussex coastline. we could see significant accumulation starting to develop towards dawn. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for these two areas. we could see as much as five or ten centimetres of snow could affect the commute into the london area, and you have an issue if you are driving or taking the trains across the north—east of england. stay tuned to your bbc local radio stations first thing, but it looks like the snow showers will be being driven

the uk's exit treaty.thdrawal agreement already when brexit negotiations are still ongoing? well, this 120—page document is the european commission's understanding of what has been agreed to date with the uk and of what it still wants to be agreed. so in here, we see that divorce issues which were discussed, but not finalised, before christmas. the rights of eu citizens within the uk and uk citizens in the eu after brexit. also, the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill. and to the irish border. also in here, the transition agreement, but no details of a future eu—uk trade deal, because those talks haven't even started yet. the document's paragraphs on northern ireland are particularly controversial. the eu's chief brexit negotiator came out today to defend them. we have applied imagination and creativity, to find a specific solution to the unique challenge that brexit poses for the protection of the good friday agreement. mr barnier said three options had been agreed with the uk to avoid the rei

the option of a new uk customs union with the eu would need to ensure that the uk has a say in future customs arrangement would depend on britain being able to negotiate agreement for new trade deals in our national interest. other countries with similar kinds of deals have very little control. we would have to have a meaningful say in how those negotiations went, and what the agreement was. so we would not end up as simply passive role takers. but what if they say no to your proposal? as is very likely, given what the european union has said. listen, we would want to make sure, and would make sure, that britain had a say in our trade relationship... but how? by negotiation. negotiations require an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of both sides by the degree of manufacturing industry, agriculture, food industries that operate on both sides of the channel. and also, as i say, we're not going to undercut the whole of europe. but what is your plan b? the plan b is to continue negotiating in order to achieve plan a. whether it's a or b, it seemingly tilts to a softer brexit. even

i do trust a trial in the uk. me ever getting a trial are quite slim just because people are forced to plead guilty to avoid huge charges, huge sentences that they might face if they take a trial. in the uk, we don't strong—arm people into facilitating their own prosecutions. this case has been a strain on the entire love family, especially lauri's father, who is a prison chaplain. there is a consensus of agreement about the things that really matter, about decency, about justice, about fairness. i've always believed to be born in these islands is to win the lottery of life and that what makes britain great makes it great britain, is not our power or our might, but the fact that it is a great place to live. the united states now has two weeks to lodge a request for an appeal hearing at the uk supreme court. the crown prosecution service will also decide whether to bring charges. but, despite the remaining uncertainty, this was a day to celebrate for lauri love. he now wants to focus on his electrical engineering d

most the uk running in off the north sea. m ost pla ces the uk running in off the north sea.calls for a ceasefire in syria as government forces continue their intense bombardment of eastern ghouta for a fifth day.

severe weather across the uk causes widespread disruption. warnings in scotland are raised to the highest level, red, meaning there is a threat to life. more than 1,000 schools are closed, roads are blocked, trains are cancelled and airports are affected. the area covered by the warnings stretches from the south east to the far north and there is much more snow to come. yes, hearing thornton—le—dale on the edge of the north york moors, they have had plenty of snow over the last 2a hours. more is expected tonight, as the beast from the east continues to bite. we'll bring you the latest from around the country. also this lunchtime... the prime minister rejects proposals on northern ireland setup by the eu in the first draft of the brexit treaty. the withdrawal agreement must contain a solution to avoid a hard border and to protect the good friday agreement in all its dimensions. this is a joint commitment by the uk and the eu. the draft legal text the commission has published would, if implemented, undermine the uk common market and threaten th

university lecturers across the uk are beginning a series of strikes.embers of the university and college union are walking out in protest at planned changes to their pension scheme, which they say will leave them worse off in retirement. our correspondent tomos morgan has this report from cardiff — where hundreds of university staff are taking action. know ifs, no buts, no pension cuts. picket lines, protests, the scene at universities across the country. staff walking out in a dispute over pensions. institutions say there's a £6.1 billion deficit in the current scheme, which is unsustainable. they say changes must be made. but after 35 meetings over the past year, the university and college union says the strikes were inevitable is the proposed new scheme would be far less generous. we are saying changes to the scheme should be fair. we are in the scheme which the staff and employers are committed to. they employers are committed to. they employers have now junked employers are committed to. they employers have nowjunked that approach and are going fo

do you know anybody who has made it to the uk recently? finally entered the uk last week.h lorries. if one way is blocked, one way is open. we will create another strategy. they cannot stop immigration. the french president has promised to stop anotherjungle camp appearing. the british government is also spending £40 million to improve security at the border. numbers are slowly growing again though and attempts to stowaway on lorries continue with authorities here suggesting that every week at least one migrant manages to make it across the water. a uk ticket holder has won nearly 78 million in the euromillions draw, after sharing the jackpot with a winner from spain. the jackpot has been growing since the turn of the year and was the third biggest in the draw‘s history. it's the time of year when snowdrops are appearing in our gardens, a welcome sign that, believe it or not, spring is on its way. but did you know that the current world record for the sale of a snowdrop bulb is £1,400? graham satchell has been to meet a couple of experts to find out if you could have a gol

in the uk, when we do leave in march 2019. china daily is more focused on trade and the relationship between the uk and china. exactly. they are looking to have partnership for china's belt and road initiative which is all about infrastructure. they want to see if london is going to keep its position as a top global financial centre. there is a lot of discussion about this. it is pretty normal that the prime minister takes the trade delegation to countries like china oi’ delegation to countries like china or india where they have big business. the processor the same thing. it is true that the united kingdom has acted this up. the uk china relationship seems to be on a better footing since 2015. she is calling it a golden era. it is her first visit as prime minister of the uk. it is very important for her. she was the message that britain is open for business to be very loud and clear in china. it is a very important relationship. the uk needing every trade relationship going right now. it is also the question, it is not just t

this is a joint commitment by the uk and the eu. draft legal text the commission has published would, if implemented, undermine the uk common market and threaten the constitutional integrity of the uk by creating a customs and regulatory border down the irish sea and no uk prime minister could ever agree to it. more than 5,000 jobs at risk, as both toys r us and maplins go into administration. after almost three years of civil war in yemen — we've a special report on the human cost of the conflict. and meghan markle says she wants to "hit the ground running" as she joins prince harry and the duke and duchess of cambridge in their charity work. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at five, i'm jane hill. heavy snow and freezing conditions across the uk are causing major disruption to roads, railways and air travel. the met office has announced its highest level of alert — issuing a red warning for central areas of scotland, meaning extremely heavy snow is expected to cause widespread damage and people should take immediate action

no uk prime minister could ever agree to it.nd others we will never do so. we are committed to ensuring we see no ha rd are committed to ensuring we see no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, but the december text also made clear they should continue to be trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk as there is today. boris johnson created another who have. there was a leak of a mammal to cabinet ministers in which he appeared to countenance the idea ofa he appeared to countenance the idea of a hard border. jeremy corbyn pressed theresa may on whether the government was secretly considering that option. three months ago, the foreign secretary told the house regarding northern ireland, there can be no hard border, that would be unthinkable. that's what he said. yet ina unthinkable. that's what he said. yet in a leaked letter to the prime minister he wrote, even if a hard border is reintroduced, we would expect to see 95% plus of goods pass. he is shouting at the moment. he is obviously mixing up the border

there are two strands from our perspective, companies based in the uk, international and uk companieseed a different footprint within europe and are considering dublin, ireland and other options within the context, and obviously foreign investment into europe, he may have considered the uk but are now looking further afield. -- who may have. the customs union is important for economic reasons but also geopolitical reasons, given the fa ct also geopolitical reasons, given the fact that at the moment you have a com pletely fact that at the moment you have a completely open border between the north and south of ireland. this of the uk is to leave the customs union. what impact would have an ireland? obviously, anything which is less than the current situation, where both ireland and the uk are pa rt where both ireland and the uk are part of a single market and part of the customs union is suboptimal. interestingly, the customs union and an fta show more or less the same impact but there is diversion is representing the costs associated rather than tariffs and trade costs. martin shanahan

well, i am government instability in the uk. well, iam not government instability in the uk.e, i have... i am not vindictive, not trying to punish anyone. i very much regret the british vote on brexit, like others, but we respect that vote, and myjob others, but we respect that vote, and my job is others, but we respect that vote, and myjob is to implement that decision, which we respect. and, i do so calmly, i shall remain calm till the very end. i shall be objective, and i owe this out of respect to the british people. the word respect is an important word. and i shall not make any further comment on the political situation in the uk. the current government, led by mrs may has agreed with this support i think of clear political majority, so... she has agreed to the hakimi have already got, and i —— to the situation we have all ready got and i would make any further comment on that. there will be very soon now a case please for the court ofjustice on the right of citizens after the dutch court asked questions to the court. the dutch government argued during the case that tha

the uk thinks it will take about two years to make all the changes, but brexiteers are nervous aboutld be shaped simply by how long it will take to prepare and implement the new processes and systems." basically, it will be the eu status quo, the rights and obligations of the uk will continue, but a joint committee should be set up so the uk still has a say over changes to any rules and on some specific areas like fishing. there is no mention in today's text about immigration, the core argument in the referendum. number ten says the prime minister will still insist that the system changes as soon as we leave the european union. but a government source told me to expect the uk to back down and that in the face of resistance from brussels. how bullish are ministers? are starting point has been as the prime minister set out, that we would allow people to come and go and live out their lives and live and work in the uk during the implementation period on the same basis as before but we will need to have a conversation about how they will continue on after the implementation. eu leaders a

uk's shipping industry.otiations. i accept that and of course any other trade elsewhere around the world is to be welcomed but we need to sort out first what is going on in our own backyard, ensuring that trade can flow and businesses can operate. that is what politicians should focus on now rather than perhaps longer term. we do now to preserve that use of trade. i suspect you would prefer things to be as they were before, that there would be no change. indeed we would like to see exactly the same situation, goods entering the same situation, goods entering the network easily. but if we are to be outside the customs union, any customs procedure must be as light touch as possible, the sharing of data between ourselves and the eu for example so we do not have intrusive customs checks. presumably the technology is already there to do that. it can be there, it is in development and we are looking at that and that is why it is important to have this transition period so any new system can be implemented before t

not at war with the uk, since we would not take revenge on the uk for what the british people has decidedurity alliance, the security bridge between the uk and the eu will be maintained. it is still needed. however, you cannot mix up this question with other questions that are important, in the context of brexit. you have to look at them individually and have the answer to each question matter by matter but i do not want to mix up security policy considerations with other considerations. earlier i spoke to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who's in munich. i asked her what eu leaders listening to the speech made of what mrs may had to say. there was lots of discussion behind—the—scenes about what role britain will play after brexit. there are questions being asked by britain's partners, those who have been coming to the munich conference for many years and working closely with britain about why britain is choosing to go the way that it has decided. it was noticeable the respectful but silent reception theresa may got for her speech here in munich. there were two questions

in widespread frost in the uk, temperatures down to —9, frost in the uk, temperatures down to -9, -10nd. but for many of us, today will be a fine day. lots of sunshine around. you will notice from the satellite imagery, a bit more in the way of cloud to the far north and west and that will gradually move in. and introduce outbreaks of rain for northern ireland and across scotland. eventually, as it pushes into the cold air, there will be some snow over the higher ground of scotland, perhaps even low levels this afternoon. further south and east, a few wintry showers this morning in the far south east, west wales, those tending to fizzle away. lots of dry weather and bright weather down towards the south—east. it will feel quite cold today. maximum temperatures, 4—8dc. through this evening and overnight, this cloud will continue to move a little further south east, but that rain and he'll smoke continuing. look at the map, the green colours indicating this guy is the central and eastern areas. “— indicating this guy is the central and eastern areas. —— hill snow continuing. temperature

. stories in the uk.ubles were largely self—inflicted. self—inflicted. they overlooked the importance of online. importance of online. invest in their stores and it really to shoppers. to shoppers. a lot of shoppers left toys "r" us feeling slightly underwhelmed. feeling slightly underwhelmed. it is a complex story. a complex story. undoubtedly is the rise of online retailing. retailing. this environment where consumers are feeling cautious. feeling cautious. quite specific things going on in uk retailing right now. and chairman of dream toys. thank you forjoining us. news today deeply worried about your business? not at all. 3,000 people about to lose their jobs. jobs. and gloom as people might make about. about. during 2017, yet the entertainment trade with 8% up. trade with 8% up. about making a toy shop but old—fashioned aladdin scales. old—fashioned aladdin scales. entertainer is managing to achieve that. that. centres, is that part of the challenge now? challenge now? online is quite important for y

it allows the uk currently it as a member.dded an stuff shuffles across borders and also wa nt shuffles across borders and also want something comes into the european union from outside the move freely from the member of the customs union to the next if you are assembling a cleaner customs union to the next if you are assembling a - cleaner or carbs assembling a vacuum cleaner or carbs and there are components from terrorist parts of the —— various parts of the continent, they can shovel around without charges added. in addition, there is a common tax added to stuff bulletins the outside which means if you're a member of the customs union, you can't go off and sign individual trade deals around the world. those were bigoted brexit the biggest advantages is getting out of the —— those who advocated brexit say advantage is going out and getting new one. plenty of mps including conservatives want to amend the trade bill coming up, saying the uk should be in some sort of customs union after leaving the european union. the governme

they are suggesting the uk should remain ina are suggesting the uk should remain in a customs union withn. not the one that the uk is currently in as a member of the eu, but one pretty similar. so they're adamant as that would allow the free movement of goods around the members of that union. —— so their argument. but those who argue that brexit is a good thing say one of the principle advantages of leaving a customs union is that you can strike free trade deals around the world, and if you are in a customs union, that is not going to be possible. they're adamant is that it is sensible because these are the major customers of the uk. —— their argument. it may also be crucial in maintaining a soft border between northern ireland and the republic. is this back to the argument of the critics in saying that you cannot just cherry pick what you want? critics in saying that you cannot just cherry pick what you wannm lands us slap bang in that adamant, the cake philosophy, as brussels insiders have described it, to tease the uk about this. —— in that argument. if you want to be part of some of

a load of economic data coming out about the uk. what have we learned? it isa about the uk.es sluggish. a widening in the trade deficit though. what does that tell us overall? it depends who you ask. according to the can firm cya ernest and young, they see the underlying picture is very positive, pointing to the slump in industrial production and saying it will pick up production and saying it will pick up injanuary. that's a pick—up they expect in oil and gas extraction. they also say the data is consistent with the gdp growth we saw in the last quarter of 2017, 0.5% which is the best performing quarter of last year. however the chief economist from the british chamber of commerce has zeroed in on this widening uk trade deficit and this slump in industrial output, as indicators that in the long—term economic picture is sluggish. he says that if this trend continues, this widening, this trend continues, this widening, this gap, between exports and the imports, well, thanks to rising oil prices higher imports, the net trade contribution to uk gdp growth in the near term, he s

i'm glad that the uk market seems to be moving towards a more position.ts are correct, i am afraid that their position today is based on pure logic. it looks like it is still alive. but the uk's exit poses problems for the eu too. today, they we re problems for the eu too. today, they were tackling perhaps the thorniest issue of all, the eu's looming budget problem. when uk payments to the eu sees, the eu will face a shortfall of at least 10% of its annual spending. would you accept less and see cuts to spending? well, if you listen to politicians that are holding the budget, usually things are financed. if we want to finance more, we have to pay more. it is very simple. is your country prepared to pay more after brexit? no. if i was to give your short answer, i would say no. soaking that divisions between the eu countries and that might just divisions between the eu countries and that mightjust give the uk at leverage in negotiations to come. —— some leverage. president trump has repeated his call for teachers to be armed with guns so that they can — in

not at war with the uk, since we would not take revenge on the uk for what the british people has decidedecurity alliance, the security bridge between the uk and the eu will be maintained. it is still needed. however, you cannot mix up this question with other questions that are important, in the context of brexit. you have to look at them individually and have the answer to each question matter by matter but i do not want to mix up security policy considerations with other considerations. ukip have voted to remove their leader henry bolton after less than six months in the job. 63% of party members supported the motion of no confidence, following the controversy over racist messages sent by his then partner. the party will now have it's fourth leadership election since 2016. the interim leader is gerard batten, one of the party's mep‘s. henry bolton said he was disappointed by the result, but was unsure if ukip had a future as a political party. if you look at the challenging event list that they have embarked upon, the egm today, interim leadership, then another leadership contest, and

from their perspective the danger is that the uk becomes will ta ke danger is that the uk becomes willime when it is no longer a rule maker. that said, in the upper echelons of the party in government, there is an acceptance that a transitional period necessary and it is one that senior conservatives are happy to live with, even those who articulate in a language of brexit prior to the referendum. 0thers articulate in a language of brexit prior to the referendum. others feel the transitional period is essential and the two years will not be long enough. whether disagreements of the conservative party really start to play out and have a longer term bearing is on what the future relationship, the end state solution looks like. you still have this huge castle there and it is very tricky for the prime minister plot highway through this between those whose instincts say that the uk relationship with the eu after brexit should be one of pretty close alignment with the european union and others who make the argument that the whole point of brexit is to ensure that there is such —— significant

having his say about the national health service in the uk. the united states, obamacare, as it were, and did not pull that off. he is pointing the finger at our system. again, he is picking an incredibly politicised point for the uk. we are all great lovers of our national health system, universal care. it is a love hate relationship. it is. as great as it is there is a kind of frustration about it. is exporting this his own purposes. this is a uniquely british thing —— he is exploiting this. there is a feeling that he should not be picking his nose in. it is an interesting scenario. he met with theresa may in davos and they had their first meeting together since the previous twitter event where he was retweeti ng twitter event where he was retweeting far right material and theresa may had to counter that with the thoughts on doing that. the relationship has not been that great. they have that press conference in davos where they looked like they were back on track. talking of him coming here for a visit, and now this. the special relationshi

we know that uk consumers really value the production standards of uk farmers. people enjoy so much and throwing the doors open to world trade outside the auspices of a close relationship with the eu would mean that products produced two very different standards in terms of welfare environments would have much freer access into our markets. what we would essentially be doing is reducing the amount of british produce on shop shelves and increasing the amount of imported produce where we have no control over how that is produced and what the environmental welfare impacts of that produce is. thank you very much for being with us. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you a statement from save the children on brendan cox, the widower of the late mpjo cox, the widower of the late mpjo cox, as we have been reporting he has resigned from two of the charitable organisations set up after her death. save the children, that brendan cox used to work for, have said, the safety and well—being of our dedicated staff are the utmost importance to us. colleagues

we just space mining industry already within the uk.g in the same direction. asteroid mining is not something thatis asteroid mining is not something that is going to happen overnight. this is an a blue sky thinking project. there is a lot of optimism, a greater the fact that space is becoming trend again and space is being seen as a sort of unicorn areas of development where really significant breakthroughs can happen and very likely will happen in the mid—to long—term future. let us see what the weather is doing here on earth. quite serene start of the day, beautiful sunrise pictures sent in by our weather watchers, this one in norfolk showing the clear skies around. we have had some frost, mist and fog patches. they are lifting and fog patches. they are lifting and clearing. through the rest of the day, a lot of dry weather on the cloud, cloud increasing from the west and that will bring some rain later in the day, courtesy of this frontal system approaching from the atlantic. high pressure in the east, keeping a lot of dry weather f

products, great uk products, into china, ensuring there are more jobs for people in the uk.be the tory leader at the next general election? well, i have been asked this on a number of occasions. i've said very clearly throughout my political career i have served my country and i have served my party. i am not a quitter. i am in this because there is a job to be done here, and that's delivering the british people and doing that in a way that ensures the future prosperity of our country. global britain, global britain is a real vision for the united kingdom. i want the british people to see a government that is delivering for them around the world, and that is exactly what we are doing. our viewers see day after day the tory party fighting amongst themselves. how do you reassert your authority? i am doing with the british people want, which is delivering on brexit but also getting out around the world ensuring that we bring jobs back to britain. companies will be selling more great british products to china as a result of this trip. there will be more people injobs in the uk a

framework were there needs to be auk uk framework were there needs to be a uk set of regulations.have died in a large explosion in leicester last night, which caused a two—storey building to collapse. six other people were taken to hospital, one is said to be in a serious condition. emergency teams have spent the night searching through the wreckage. our correspondent is at the scene. is there still a search operation going on their? very much so. we are right at the police caught them at the end of hinckley road, a very busy main road in the west of the city. you can see six shops at the start of hinckley wrote on the left and there is a very pronounced gap on the second last one where the explosion happened. in the last few moments a white sheet has been put up moments a white sheet has been put up within the cord and as the teams undertake what we understand to be a search and rescue operation to find people trapped within the rubble. it is very much ongoing, a large digger has also arrived, the type you would associate with demolitions, so plenty of work getting done. is anyth

i do trust a trial in the uk.e chances of me ever getting a trial are quite slim just because people are forced to plead guilty to avoid huge charges, huge sentences that they might face if they take a trial. in the uk, we don't strong—arm people into facilitating their own prosecutions. this case has been a strain on the entire love family, especially lauri's father, who is a prison chaplain. there is a consensus of agreement about the things that really matter, about decency, about justice, about fairness. i've always believed to be born in these islands is to win the lottery of life and that what makes britain great makes it great britain, is not our power or our might, but the fact that it is a great place to live. the united states now has two weeks to lodge a request for an appeal hearing at the uk supreme court. the crown prosecution service will also decide whether to bring charges. but, despite the remaining uncertainty, this was a day to celebrate for lauri love. he now wants to focus on his electrical e

a trade agreement, the uk is getting bad products.need to bother taking this stuff? we don't have to. we hear, but my thought on this is that we are getting korine geggan —— we do not have the full uri here, we are getting korine chicken, milk from cows with other infections, this is the mad max style world that david davis promised we were not headed towards, the dystopian vision!m davis promised we were not headed towards, the dystopian vision! it is a really effective talking point for people who want to remain as close to the eu as possible. i remember during the debate in 2016 you would hear these comments from brexiteers saying, oh, well like the eu can tout us how curved our cucumbers can be and how hot our testers can get. those are very specific consumer issues. —— how hot our toasters. here we are seeing a very specific consumer issue that will get people to potentially thinking the other direction. of course, we should have seen that in advance of the referendum. the whole idea of curvy bananas has never actually been true,

well, that was in line with the target set by uk sport.ernment funding body who doubled theirfunding for the last olympic cycle. some may say that was expected, that they would step up and win the record fifth medal. and it could even get better tonight with a possible sixth for the women's curlers who play a bronze medal match. some will say that is a fantastic achievement for a country that does not have a great deal of snow or ice, or pedigree in those sorts of events. of course, billy morgan becoming the first british man to win a medal on snow. jennyjones became the first british snowboarder to win a medal at the last olympics. so it is a fantastic achievement. it puts britain 18th in the medal table. so some context there because norway are way ahead on a record of 38 medals. if we look down the list of athletes who have won medals at the games for great britain, don parsons started it off. izzy atkin in the freestyle skiing. lizzie arnold in the skeleton taking britain's only gold of the games have already used in the same event. th

how ambitious are they dealin set by uk is in line with the target set by uk sport, the government fundedtheirfunding for the government funded body who doubled their funding for the last 0lympic cycle, so some may say that was expected, that they would step up and win the record fifth medal. and it could even get better tonight with a possible six from the women's curlers who - a bronze medal curlers who play a bronze medal match. but some will say that the fantastic achievement for a country that doesn't - a great fantastic achievement for a country that doesn't- a great deal of that doesn't have a great deal of snow 01’ that doesn't have a great deal of snow or ice or pedigree in those sorts i events. sorts of events. of course, billy morgan becoming the first british man to win a medal on snow. jenny jones became the first british woman snowboarder at. last 0lympics. it snowboarder at the last 0lympics. it isa snowboarder at the last 0lympics. it is a fantastic achievement. it puts britain 18th in the medal table, because norway are way ahead on an 0lympic record of 38 medals. but if

knife crime is nothing new, but after years of dropping, it is going up across the uk.re in london, recorded by the met police. in the run—up to january for the last 12 months, they recorded 14,521 knife crime offences, nearly a0 every single day. so far in 2018, 16 people have been stabbed to death in the capital. on tuesday, it was 17—year—old abdikarim hassan and 20—year—old sadiq adan mohamed. london needs me alive. the mayor of london launched a campaign last year to stop young londoners carrying knives. he has promised £15 million for the police to tackle knife crime. my thoughts and prayers are with their families. i'm afraid it's not the first time where i have sent condolences to the victims of knife crime. my worry is that it won't be the last time either. i have asked the prime minister and the home secretary to meet with the commissioner and myself to discuss a way forward, not to name blame, but to see if we can work together to grapple with this issue that is causing huge misery to londoners. yesterday, the head of the met cressida dick was in glasgow spea

snow and freezing fog disrupt travel as temperatures continue to plummet across the uk.nd coming up in the sport on bbc news: the philadelphia eagles are celebrating a first super bowl title after a thrilling win over defending champions the new england patriots. hello, good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has ruled out the prospect of the uk staying in any kind of european customs union after brexit, after days of disunity within the conservative party. within the conservative party. in a customs union, the uk would have tariff—free trade within the eu, but would lose the ability to strike deals with other countries around the world. the eu's chief negotiatior michel barnier hasjust arrived in downing street this afternoon for talks with the brexit secretary david davis. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. on his way to london, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, chief for —— keen for talks to resume, and to speed up. good afternoon. good afternoon. my feeling, not a minute to lose, because we have to achieve this, and, once agai

the bitterly cold weather across the uk, not everybody has seen snow yet, big variety across the uk but it is causing disruption and make no mistake, there is more in the forecast. more to come and even to areas that have not seen much. i want to show you the main areas we are concerned about over the next 48 hours. the met office has an amber warning and force. parts of north—east england and into the east of scotland. between five and ten centimetres, thatis between five and ten centimetres, that is in the amber area. there will be considerably more than that in some sports, particularly in the hills. it is windy and there is drifting. there is concern about the central belt in scotland. some of the busier routes, with the prolonged nature of the snow, 48 hours, frequent and heavy snow showers coming in. that is the concern for wednesday thursday but we are also watching from the south, this cold weather coming from the east. this low pressure is quite some distance away, it has been named by the portuguese weather service as storm emma. there may be more talk about emma but look at t

it may not be an issue for the uk government formally, as it is thought they may have had their uk citizenshipwers the government now has. thanks very much, gordon corera with the latest. the bank of england says interest rates are likely to rise sooner than expected, because of strong global growth driving up inflation. the bank's latest report included improved forecasts for growth over the next three years. today, interest rates were left on hold at a half of 1%, but the governor mark carney said action would soon be needed to restrain inflation, as our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. stitching together a better story on the economy. orders for this firm in manchester are booming, and it's a story repeated around the country, leading to a positive assessment from the bank of england. the last 12 months we've grown by 20% in the uk. europe has been much stronger than that and so we have more than doubled what the growth rate has been in the uk. i'm cautiously optimistic about the future, we are making major investments over the next 12 months. for the governor, there's a simple reason

the recycling level in wales is 64% against a uk average of 44%.ded a special status by the environmental campaign group, surfers against sewage. at the local shop, the owner mike allen shows me around. milk bottles, glass milk bottles... they haven't banned plastics, they are offering alternatives — wooden clothes pegs, looseleaf tea, and even a toothbrush made from bamboo. wooden toothbrushes. those are probably our second biggest seller, after the glass bottles of milk. they seem to have attracted people's attention. we have the option of the plastic then with those as well. there are around 150 dolphins living out in cardigan bay. the environment here is jealously guarded, and it was a concern about ocean plastics that inspired resident gail tudor to rally community support. you look at the beautiful beach, and you think, yeah, it looks pretty clean, but when you start going down and you see the stuff that's washed up, and plastic bags washed up in the seaweed, it's not all stuff left by holidaymakers or local people here, a lot of it is washed

downing street has indicated that the uk will definitely be not remaining ina the uk will definitelyng the uk for talks with david davis, and indeed with theresa may. chris morris from bbc reality check is here. number ten have now ruled out the prospect of remaining in a customs union, but there are many outstanding issues still to resolve? notjust not just what feature customs arrangements there will be? yes. it isa arrangements there will be? yes. it is a very long list, unravelling more than 40 years of membership. we must not forget that the things that we talked about last year have not yet been finalised. we were talking all the time about the irish border, about money, the divorce bill, and about money, the divorce bill, and about the rights and future of eu citizens, here. this has all got to be clarified, and in particular, the irish border, customs arrangements really matter there. can you really have a invisible border without any sort of customs union? all of these issues have got to be finalised in and put into a withdrawal agreement, and put into a withdrawal agreement